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APPROVED MINUTES
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MAY 7-8, 2018
The Port of Seattle Commission held a special meeting, Monday and Tuesday, May 7 and 8, 2018,
as a commission retreat session. The retreat was held at Cedarbrook Lodge, 18525 Thirty-Sixth
Avenue South, SeaTac, Washington. Commissioners Bowman, Calkins, Felleman, Gregoire, and
Steinbrueck were present.
The meeting convened at approximately 1:30 p.m. and recessed at about 6:30 p.m. on May 7, and
convened again at about 8:30 a.m. on May 8.
Commissioners and members of the Executive Leadership Team discussed executive director
priorities, commission committee work for 2018, and government affairs timelines and priority
issues for the year. Communication planning with key themes for 2018 was considered.
Information was shared concerning key action highlights for the Port of Seattle and the Northwest
Seaport Alliance and budget planning schedules. Executive panel review of the International
Arrivals Facility was summarized, and airport financial forecasts, including impacts of sustainable
airport master planning, were explored.
Barbara Grant of the Barbara Grant Consulting Group facilitated a conversation on commission
effectiveness.
The commission retreat concluded by 5:30 p.m.
Prepared: Attest:
Paul J. White, Commission Clerk Ryan Calkins, Commission Secretary
Minutes approved: September 11, 2018.
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